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by Justjohn
Mon Dec 15, 2025 9:34 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: US Air Travel Down, Overall Air Travel Up.
Replies: 109
Views: 4681

Re: US Air Travel Down, Overall Air Tra

What none of you seem to get is that in the early 2000 a few airlines had folded, Air Canada declared bankruptcy and any hiring was at a trickle compared to today. Most of the people throwing those numbers around wouldn’t have worked at Jazz back then or anywhere similar. For the few who did get hir...
by Justjohn
Mon Dec 15, 2025 7:41 am
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: US Air Travel Down, Overall Air Travel Up.
Replies: 109
Views: 4681

Re: US Air Travel Down, Overall Air Travel Up.

OMFG what an entitled moron. Gen X here and when I reminisce about the early years I think about my first job in Moncton instructing at MFC. My room and board was $300/month living in the Patch across the street and one month I didn’t even make that much. Many of my Colleagues were European’s just ...
by Justjohn
Sun Dec 14, 2025 5:50 pm
Forum: General Airline Industry Comments
Topic: US Air Travel Down, Overall Air Travel Up.
Replies: 109
Views: 4681

Re: US Air Travel Down, Overall Air Travel Up.

To the above two space cadets, it's not our job to teach you to use what's left of your brain. Go and pull up how much flight training costs, how much entry level salaries are, and how much housing costs where airlines are based. Do the math, and determine if you could have the luxurious life you c...
by Justjohn
Sat Aug 23, 2025 10:32 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Flight Attendant strike vote opens on July 28th
Replies: 385
Views: 56628

Re: Flight Attendant strike vote opens on July 28th

https://www.reuters.com/business/world- ... 025-08-22/


Headline reads:


Exclusive: Air Canada labor deal faces fierce opposition over wages, vote could fail
by Justjohn
Sat Aug 16, 2025 4:01 pm
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Flight Attendant strike vote opens on July 28th
Replies: 385
Views: 56628

Re: Flight Attendant strike vote opens on July 28th

That didn’t take long: BREAKING: Jobs minister orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work Air Canada to resume flights as Government orders Binding Arbitration. Flight attendants are to return to work much to the relief of the travelling public The negotiations have been going on for 8 months ...
by Justjohn
Thu Jul 31, 2025 3:33 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: EIC buying First Air?
Replies: 1
Views: 1624

Re: EIC buying First Air?

First Air and Canadian North were merged maybe 5 years ago. The new airline is called Canadian North but it was essentially a takeover by First Air now doing business as Canadian North. Both of those airlines are essentially gone. The new airline is called Canadian North but is something different t...
by Justjohn
Wed Jun 04, 2025 5:03 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: RCMP crash
Replies: 52
Views: 25246

Re: RCMP crash

Most pilots don’t want to admit that they will actually be safer in a single engine aircraft with no engine than a twin engine plane with one. It’s like gun owners. Statistically, the biggest threat is accidental discharge or self inflicted gun shot wound. I don’t know “Bob”. I’ve had 3 engine fail...
by Justjohn
Wed Mar 05, 2025 7:43 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: How long until layoffs due to Tariffs?
Replies: 144
Views: 39428

Re: How long until layoffs due to Tariffs?

fliter wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 4:35 am SE7EN wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 3:07 am Justjohn wrote: ↑Tue Mar 04, 2025 3:13 pm How long until we’re going to work every day using traditional navaids only because the U.S. government selectively shuts off GPS over Canadian airspace in an escalating trade war...
by Justjohn
Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:43 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: How long until layoffs due to Tariffs?
Replies: 144
Views: 39428

Re: How long until layoffs due to Tariffs?

How long until we’re going to work every day using traditional navaids only because the U.S. government selectively shuts off GPS over Canadian airspace in an escalating trade war? Been a long time since I’ve done a DME Arc or the NDB A into anywhere.
by Justjohn
Tue Feb 18, 2025 7:01 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: DEI And Aviation — Boeing’s take.
Replies: 81
Views: 21273

Re: DEI And Aviation — Boeing’s take.

Saluko your blind spot in your whole argument is that since men and women are roughly equal parts of the population that it follows that they would naturally be roughly equally represented in aviation. In your own words men and women are psychologically different. I don’t think that they are vastly ...
by Justjohn
Tue Feb 18, 2025 6:09 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: YYZ RJ landing Accident
Replies: 264
Views: 91870

Re: YYZ RJ landing Accident

QUOTE I'm gonna say this once. Sexist or racist content will be removed and the poster will be dealt with accordingly. I'm pretty sick of the presumption and negativity and I can hear the dogwhistles too. I've already given out vacations (plural) and I'd really rather not do that, it's not a particu...
by Justjohn
Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:26 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Canada to ban U.S. military overflights?
Replies: 17
Views: 4057

Re: Canada to ban U.S. military overflights?

“The US is a lot smaller than Canada airspace-wise. It would be an inconvenience to Canada and Canadians. It would be devastating to the US both economically and militarily.” The U.S. would just interrupt their GPS signal that the American Taxpayer provides virtually free to the world for about 24 h...
by Justjohn
Mon Jan 20, 2025 12:52 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jet stream down
Replies: 95
Views: 42411

Re: Jet stream down

Bump

It’s coming up on a year ago now and I sure would like some answers.
by Justjohn
Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Kasi pa31
Replies: 5
Views: 2210

Re: Kasi pa31

Didn't they just have a PA31 go down recently in the U.S.? 51k for Navajo captain is like 2010 wages.


In 2007 I was a Navajo skipper on the East Coast, two crew, making $29K. While wages can be specific to the region PAL Dash 8 skippers were barely making $55K.
by Justjohn
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jet stream down
Replies: 95
Views: 42411

Re: Jet stream down

Good info above, thanks. What's takeoff flaps for a Jetstream, and will it climb without any? A flap zero takeoff is an approved procedure. To do this changes the numbers a little. Essentially you can trade a longer ground roll for a better 3rd segment of climb. A full flap takeoff is not in anyway...
by Justjohn
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jet stream down
Replies: 95
Views: 42411

Re: Jet stream down

I know but the best way get information online is to just blurt out things confidently and wait for someone to correct you. And …. Placed on the ignore list. Thanks for your original post, John. Absolutely spot on. It was either cold side, or out all night with heaters inside. And, yes, they were w...
by Justjohn
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jet stream down
Replies: 95
Views: 42411

Re: Jet stream down

You are SO wrong. The airplane was in the cold side of the hangar. De-ice sprayer was standing by and the crew were observed climbing on ladders doing a tactile test just before closing up. NWAL has some issues but they are competent at operating in the North. I know but the best way get informatio...
by Justjohn
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:41 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jet stream down
Replies: 95
Views: 42411

Re: Jet stream down

The plane was pulled out of warm hangar into falling snow. There was a delay waiting for 3 passengers to arrive. When they took off the wings and/or tail were contaminated. The reason they want the name out of the news is they are worried about the deceased passenger's families and employer coming ...
by Justjohn
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:55 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jet stream down
Replies: 95
Views: 42411

Re: Jet stream down

“Has the Captain of this flight been identified in the media ? Can't find anything. Seems odd that it has not been reported.“


His name is being withheld at his family’s request.
by Justjohn
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jet stream down
Replies: 95
Views: 42411

Re: Jet stream down

“Ok kids…. Keep going like this the moderator will turn off the Play Station and give the unruly children a time out. As it stands now there is conflicting info on number of passengers and crew, however been confirmed there are fatalities.” As someone who has been flying since the mid 80’s I’m not t...
by Justjohn
Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:44 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: RCMP accident Whitehorse Yukon
Replies: 16
Views: 4414

Re: RCMP accident Whitehorse Yukon

Jets are not safer just different risks. The miracle on the Hudson is an example.
by Justjohn
Sun Apr 23, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: RCMP accident Whitehorse Yukon
Replies: 16
Views: 4414

Re: RCMP accident Whitehorse Yukon

But yes in the event of an actual total failure of the engine you would likely be more stressed in a PC12 than in a BE02 …….. Or the failure of a prop or gear box. The engine itself can remain running and you have hydraulic pumps and generators. But no thrust. Turbines and 2 of them. Once you open t...
by Justjohn
Sun Apr 23, 2023 6:03 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: RCMP accident Whitehorse Yukon
Replies: 16
Views: 4414

Re: RCMP accident Whitehorse Yukon

Jean-Pierre wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 5:30 pm I feel the no fatality record of the PC-12 from engine failure has been due to pure luck. 1800+ airframes flying all over the world in all kinds of conditions seems to be a lot more than luck. Maybe it a because it’s half as likely to have an engine failu...

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